About the Author

Chris DiMarco

Chris DiMarco, Executive Editor of InsideCounsel magazine, has a background in multimedia production with previous involvement in projects in which he developed and created content for print, online and video campaigns. At InsideCounsel, Chris covers the litigation, labor and employment and technology sectors. Most recently, Chris served as a communications specialist at one of the largest financial firms in the U.S. He earned a B.S. in English from SUNY Albany and an M.S. in Interactive Journalism from Quinnipiac University.

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Net Neutrality has long been a point of contention for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Internet users, and it has left the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) trying to please everyone. But while the choice ultimately falls to the FCC, President Barrack Obama on Nov. 11 came to the defense of...

Following an internal investigation stemming from its well-publicized cyber-breach over the summer, the Hope Depot released new details about the extent of the attacks damage as well as its efforts to prevent similar events from occurring in the future

As it stands, the network for policing cyber-security events is localized to the regulatory body overseeing a particular vertical, rather than an overarching force that sets standards and imposes fines across the board. That may means that regulators like the Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission and Securities and Exchange...

Republican candidates were the clear winners in the Nov. 4 midterm election, surging ahead in the Senate, and now hold a controlling share of both chambers of Congress. But there was another clear victor in this year’s midterm: The marijuana industry.

The companies are on the hook for a combined $300 million for incorrectly stating the fuel economy of over 1.2 million cars. Both automakers will also lose 4.75 million Green House Gas emissions credits, 4.75 million tons worth of GHG emissions that could have been used to come in under...

Back in August, JPMorgan revealed that it was the subject of an ongoing cybersecurity incident that stole information from some 76 million of its customers as well as millions of small businesses. At the time, details were scarce about the vector of the attack. Other giants in the financial industry...

On Oct. 30, a Cleveland federal jury rejected the first of the class actions claims, saying that the complaints were too dissimilar to warrant a collective suit. The suits targeted a defect in Whirlpool washing machines that allowed for the growth of “biofilm” on the inside of washers that were...

According to the case, up until March of 2012, Murphy’s Oil required prospective employees to sacrifice their right to class action as a condition to their employment. The NLRB determined that this clause of work was in fact a violation of the NLRA and ordered the company to cease the...